Electrical Test Engineer

This opportunity is located within our Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company business, a global leader of mission-critical hardware and systems solutions including precision energetics systems and innovative explosive solutions. Click here ( to learn more.

Job Description

The Electrical Test Engineer serves as the technical lead for the development, validation, and troubleshooting of Electronics Support Equipment (ESE) and Special Test Equipment (STE). The Electrical Test Engineer is involved from the start of product design, supports engineering design verification testing, product acceptance, qualification, and production test.

Responsibilities include:

• Program automated test stands in C# programming language, including:

• Create automated testing algorithms for electromechanical devices device testing.

• Incorporate communication with standard test equipment such as power supplies and, multimeters, electronic loads, Data Acquisition units, etc

• Incorporate communication with SQL database for both Inputs and Outputs from testing

• Support rapid software updates for active development and production tests

• Provide sustaining engineering on production programs

• Interpret test data & results

• Solve engineering problems, investigate failures and take corrective actions

• Perform Verification and Validation to Technical Requirements

• Complete schematic capture and PCB layout activities using Altium Designer.

Requirements:

The successful candidate shall have a BS/MS in Electrical or Computer engineering and a minimum of 3 years of related engineering experience.

Required experience includes:

• Experience with C# programming language under .NET environment is required

• Experience in interfacing computers with electronic instrumentation is required

• Experience with Microsoft SQL and database design

• Demonstrated competency in developing automated test software for electronic products

• Excellent knowledge of standard lab equipment (power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMM's, etc.)

• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills for interaction with teammates, test technicians, management, and with customers

• Experience reading electrical schematics for analog/digital circuits

• Proven ability to interpret and analyze mechanical, and/or electrical specification requirements and data

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working in an aerospace industry test lab or production environment

• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer.

• Experience using MATLAB, MathCAD

• Previous experience troubleshooting problems in a production floor environment

• Experience working in a development atmosphere

• Fundamental knowledge of root cause/corrective and preventative action

• Ability to design and produce test boxes as needed (i.e. breakout box) a plus

• Hands-on experience with soldering and assembly a plus

• PCB Assembly, Electro-mechanical Assembly, IPC & J-STD Specification Knowledge a plus

• Analog circuit board design & troubleshooting a plus

Compensation:

Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000 per year. Salary is determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.

Ensign-Bickford Industries, ( (EBI), founded in 1836, is a privately-owned high technology conglomerate that participates in businesses that are relevant to the future of the world and have multigenerational growth prospects. As One EBI, we innovate in science and technology for the safety, health, and well-being of society, creating exceptional long-term value.

Watch the video above to learn more about some of the incredible challenges we take on every day to deliver the best product for our customers, and ultimately the world.

Ensign-Bickford Industries (EBI) is a global science and technology organization with unparalleled leadership positions in attractive industries and markets. We are EBI, positioned to take on some of the world's most complex technological and scientific challenges in diagnostics, pet food science, and aerospace and defense.

Click here to learn about our Core Values (

We conduct business in a manner that reflects the highest human and ethical standards. With that commitment to mutually beneficial partnerships and a belief in the efficacy of genuine economic and social service, this cornerstone is the foundation of who we are as a company and our winning vision.

AFB International (

• AFB is the leader in pet food flavor enhancers. Ensuring product performance for pet food manufacturers—and their customers—is our business.

⠀

Cawood (

• Cawood is the UK’s leading scientific group, recognized for its technical capability and value-added service to customers in land-based industries.

⠀ Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (

• EBAD is a global leader in precision energetic systems and other innovative explosives, non-explosive and electromechanical solutions for the defense and aerospace markets.

⠀ EnviroLogix (

• EnviroLogix is an industry leader in the development and manufacturing of tests for the rapid detection of GMOs and mycotoxins throughout the worldwide food production chain.